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Transcript of West Lothian Council Financial Outlook 2011/12 – 2013/14 Parent Council Briefing.
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West Lothian Council Financial Outlook 2011/12 –
2013/14
Parent Council Briefing
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Setting the scene
• WLC operating from a sound financial position, balanced budget agreed for 2010/11
• West Lothian Council is in as strong a position as any other Scottish council
• Council planning for uncertain future and wants to engage with community on options available
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Unprecedented Financial Challenges
• Forecast UK overspend £178 bn this year and it is likely to be a slow economic recovery
• Local authorities planning for 12% real terms funding reduction for 2011/12 to 2013/14
• Unprecedented financial position, WLC may face funding gap of £45M over three year period
• Major changes are required and they will affect all services in West Lothian
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Revenue Budget 2011/12 to 2013/14
£370M to
spend
£45M budget
cuts
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Our Future Strategy
• Proactive and deliver innovative solutions
• Focus reduced resources on core priorities
• Maximise efficiencies, service redesign
• Reduce or discontinue services that are not cost effective or do not contribute to outcomes
• Actively pursue integrated working
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Delivering Change
Charges / Subsidies £8.8M
Efficiencies £25.3M
Service Changes £10.9M
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Modernisation and Business Change
• Flatter management structures• Flexible working• Enhanced use of technology • Investigating shared services• Increased partnership working• Procurement efficiencies• Building rationalisation• Targeted resources through Life Stages approach
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What does it mean.. education
Continue an excellent service, prioritise resources for the most vulnerable and deprived children, but may need to consider:
• Reducing childcare funding to projects
• Replacing some teachers with nursery nurses in classes
• Increasing pupil teacher ratios in primary & secondary schools
• Reducing pupil support worker resources within schools
• Reducing the subsidy for wraparound care
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and also consider…
• Phasing the removal of cluster resource funding for schools
• Removing subsidies for school milk, fruit and bread
• Reducing free school transport to the statutory minimum
• Withdrawing non statutory transport for fare paying children
• Charging for instrumental tuition
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What will this mean… a primary school?
• Scale of efficiency at school level still to be determined
• For indicative purposes, each £1M reduction to primary budget
– Would equate to £70 per pupil– For a school with roll of 50, £3,500– For school with roll of 200, £14,000– For school with roll of 400, £28,000
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What will this mean… a secondary school?
• Scale of efficiency at school level still to be determined
• For indicative purposes, each £1M reduction to the secondary budget
– Would equate to £90 per pupil– For a school with roll of 800, £73,000– For a school with roll of 950, £87,000– For a school with roll of 1,100, £100,000
• Virtual Senior School to be implemented from August 2011
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Efficiencies – an example of innovation
Creation of a Virtual Senior School
• Allows resources to be maximised • Involves collaboration with all 11 Secondary School
Head Teachers• Will increase choice for senior school pupils• Protects minority subjects (e.g. Higher Spanish,
Advanced Higher Music, Advanced Higher Chemistry etc.)
• Requires minimum class sizes • Common afternoon timetables enables student travel
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Arts, Sports and Communities
May need to consider..
• Reducing the number of community education buildings
• Rationalising service provision at community high schools
• Replacing curricular swimming with swimming vouchers for access to swimming pools
• Increasing charges for arts, sports and community facilities
• Removing subsidies for free swimming
• Reducing youth engagement and diversionary activities
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Education in the Future
• Priority is to continue to provide an excellent service in schools
• Continue to prioritise resources for the most vulnerable and deprived children
• Radical service design, but there will be significant challenges ahead